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1 Chronicles 23:7
7Belonging to the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
1 Chronicles 23:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Gershon were Ladan and Shimei.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The Gershonite family units were defined by their lines of descent from Libni and Shimei, the sons of Gershon.
Context of 1 Chronicles 23:7
5Four thousand are to be gatekeepers and four thousand are to praise the Lord with the musical instruments I have provided for that purpose.” 6David separated the Levites into divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. Belonging to the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei. 8The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham and Joel—three in all. 9The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the families of Ladan.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 231 Chronicles 23:7 word by word
לַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖י לַעְדָּ֥ן וְשִׁמְעִֽי׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 23:7
- 1 Chronicles 6:17These are the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei.
- 1 Chronicles 15:7from the descendants of Gershon, Joel the leader and 130 relatives;
- 1 Chronicles 26:21The descendants of Ladan, who were Gershonites through Ladan and who were heads of families belonging to Ladan the Gershonite, were Jehieli,
- Exodus 6:17The sons of Gershon, by clans, were Libni and Shimei.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 23:7
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-23David organized the Levites into groups based on their family lines. There were more clerics than needed for one temple. These groups allowed all priests and Levites to take turns serving in the temple (see Luke 1:5, 8).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-117-11. the Gershonites--They had nine fathers' houses, six descended from Laadan, and three from Shimei. 1Ch 23:12-20. Of Kohath.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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